The Vaccination Campaign

The Local Vaccination Campaign Total People Fully Vaccinated (two doses of Moderna or Pfizer or one dose of Johnson & Johnson) Massachusetts: 4,718,067 (up 12,873 from Thursday) Rhode Island: 735,582 (up 3,338 from Thursday) Reported changes from the last issue of this newsletter. View all vaccine news and numbers on Globe.com Top Stories: Vaccinations Governor Charlie Baker defended his decision today to require state workers in the executive branch to be vaccinated. Ninety percent of Rhode Island adults are at least partially vaccinated, Governor Dan McKee said today.

 

 

 

 

The Local Impact Massachusetts:  790,431 cases (up 5,631 from Thursday)  ·  18,563 deaths (up 58 from Thursday)  ·  546 hospitalizations (up 14 from Thursday) Rhode Island:  178,646 cases (up 842 from Thursday)  ·  2,876 deaths (up 5 from Thursday)  ·  95 hospitalizations (down 13 from Thursday) Reported increases or decreases from the last issue of this newsletter. Sources: Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Rhode Island Department of Health View all COVID-19 news and numbers on Globe.com Top Stories: COVID-19 Impact A new Northeastern University study shows how and when COVID-19 first spread to Massachusetts. Massachusetts House leaders have proposed giving up to $2,000 to low-income essential workers.  Workers have become more willing to go on strike during the pandemic.

 

 

Across the US and Around the World US 415,012,026 vaccinations 45,603,811 cases 738,677 deaths Sources: Johns Hopkins Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Most and Least Vaccinated US States (% of population fully vaccinated) Top Ranked Vermont (70.9%) Rhode Island (70.6%) Connecticut (70.4%) Maine (70.2%) Massachusetts (69.4%) Bottom Ranked West Virginia (41%) Idaho (43.5%) Wyoming (43.6%) Alabama (44.4%) Mississippi (45.3%) Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Worldwide  6,851,859,800 vaccinations 244,397,728 cases 4,961,595 deaths Source: Johns Hopkins  Top Stories: US and Worldwide Pfizer says its lower-dose coronavirus vaccine for young children could work well for teenagers as well. The Trump administration failed to take steps early in the pandemic that could have saved tens of thousands of lives, Dr. Deborah Birx told a House subcommittee.

 

 

What's Next There are some troubling signs that the looming winter could make COVID-19 transmission worse. Don't rule out the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, experts say. The Biden administration released new COVID-19 international travel policies today that will take effect on Nov. 8. Here are seven jobs that will never be the same after the pandemic, according to my colleague Anissa Gardizy. If you're not yet eligible for a booster shot, don't worry, experts say. Most people still have strong protection against the coronavirus from their original vaccine regimen.